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The Edith Wharton Library · October 5 · 31 min

Twilight Sleep Chapters 30-32

In which a sudden disturbance in the quiet household awakens Pauline to a startling and fraught nocturnal drama, revealing the fragile bonds and veiled tensions among her family and servants. The subsequent days see Nona convalescing amid a flurry of social attentions and whispered speculations, her own weary reflections contrasting with the customary resilience and carefully maintained appearances of those around her.

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In which a sudden disturbance in the quiet household awakens Pauline to a startling and fraught nocturnal drama, revealing the fragile bonds and veiled tensions among her family and servants. The subsequent days see Nona convalescing amid a flurry of social attentions and whispered speculations, her own weary reflections contrasting with the customary resilience and carefully maintained appearances of those around her.

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